(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2024	15.2	35.141 AU	35.549 AU	20h10m	-23°24'	64.9°	1.5°
Opposition	24 Jul 2025	15.0	35.311 AU	34.297 AU	20h21m	-23°18'	176.2°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2465344
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3991133
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.16543
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.32887
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.65177
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 51.17727
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.95482
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.68454
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 247.30            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-11-17 00:00 UT   20 10 03.2   -23 24 56    35.549   35.141   64.9    1.5    79   15.2 
2024-11-17 07:36 UT   20 10 04.6   -23 24 52    35.554   35.141   64.6    1.5    79   15.2 
2024-11-18 00:00 UT   20 10 07.5   -23 24 43    35.565   35.141   63.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2024-11-19 00:00 UT   20 10 12.0   -23 24 29    35.581   35.142   62.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2024-11-20 00:00 UT   20 10 16.6   -23 24 15    35.597   35.143   61.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2024-11-21 00:00 UT   20 10 21.3   -23 24 01    35.613   35.143   60.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2024-11-22 00:00 UT   20 10 26.0   -23 23 47    35.628   35.144   59.9    1.4    79   15.2 
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   20 10 30.9   -23 23 32    35.644   35.145   58.9    1.4    80   15.2 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   20 10 35.9   -23 23 17    35.659   35.145   57.9    1.4    80   15.2 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   20 10 41.0   -23 23 02    35.674   35.146   57.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   20 10 46.2   -23 22 47    35.689   35.147   56.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   20 10 51.5   -23 22 31    35.704   35.147   55.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   20 10 56.9   -23 22 15    35.719   35.148   54.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   20 11 02.4   -23 21 59    35.733   35.149   53.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   20 11 08.0   -23 21 42    35.748   35.149   52.0    1.3    80   15.2 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   20 11 13.6   -23 21 26    35.762   35.150   51.0    1.2    80   15.2 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   20 11 19.4   -23 21 09    35.776   35.151   50.0    1.2    80   15.2 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   20 11 25.3   -23 20 51    35.790   35.151   49.0    1.2    80   15.2 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   20 11 31.2   -23 20 34    35.803   35.152   48.1    1.2    80   15.2 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   20 11 37.3   -23 20 16    35.817   35.153   47.1    1.2    81   15.2 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   20 11 43.4   -23 19 59    35.830   35.153   46.1    1.2    81   15.2 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   20 11 49.6   -23 19 41    35.843   35.154   45.1    1.1    81   15.2 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   20 11 55.9   -23 19 22    35.855   35.155   44.1    1.1    81   15.2 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   20 12 02.3   -23 19 04    35.868   35.156   43.1    1.1    81   15.2 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   20 12 08.8   -23 18 45    35.880   35.156   42.1    1.1    81   15.2 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   20 12 15.3   -23 18 26    35.892   35.157   41.1    1.1    81   15.2 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   20 12 21.9   -23 18 07    35.904   35.158   40.2    1.0    81   15.2 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   20 12 28.6   -23 17 48    35.916   35.158   39.2    1.0    81   15.2 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   20 12 35.4   -23 17 29    35.927   35.159   38.2    1.0    82   15.2 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   20 12 42.2   -23 17 09    35.938   35.160   37.2    1.0    82   15.2 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   20 12 49.2   -23 16 50    35.949   35.160   36.2    0.9    82   15.2 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   20 12 56.1   -23 16 30    35.960   35.161   35.2    0.9    82   15.2 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.